Rouxls Kaard

For the music track, see Rouxls Kaard (soundtrack).

For the item, see Rouxls Kaard (item).

Geh ha ha ha ha! Thoust FOOLS!

Rouxls before confronting the party, Chapter 1

Rouxls Kaard (JP: ルールノー・カァドー Rūrunō Kaadō) (pronounced "rules card") is a Darkner from the Card Kingdom and a recurring miniboss in Deltarune. He proclaims himself the "Duke of Puzzles" and is a servant of King in Chapter 1.

In Chapter 1, he challenges the party multiple times throughout Card Castle to complete his trivially easy puzzles, then forces the party to rematch against K. Round. In Chapter 2, he enters the inventory and is taken to the Cyber World, where he attempts to work for Queen and challenges the party in Queen's Mansion as a mini boss. He reappears as a secondary antagonist in Chapter 3, where he attempts to become Tenna's second-in-command by forming a polycule with Lanino and Elnina, and fights the party as a miniboss again.

Shop

Rouxls has a shop on Card Castle's Floor 5F, which contains three pieces of equipment and a consumable. His wares are:

Item	Price
RouxlsRoux	50 D$
Brave Ax	150 D$
DaintyScarf	200 D$
Amber Card	100 D$

Rouxls also unintentionally makes a shop in the Island Board in Chapter 3. His singular ware is:

Item	Price
Rouxls Block	1 POINT

Profile

Appearance

Rouxls Kaard is a tall, humanoid Darkner. His head is diamond-shaped, and his face consists of two eyes, which droop downwards, and a large, usually-grinning mouth, which has a dark streak on its left side, giving him a slightly melted look. Rouxls's hair as well as his outline are white in color, and his clothing and skin are the same royal blue. When in his shop, Rouxls appears black instead of blue. He wears a suit with epaulets in all of his appearances, but occasionally adds a hat or accessory to his outfit. He is considered physically attractive by some characters, while others mock him for parts of his appearance.

In the Light World, Rouxls is represented as the Rules Card from the two Cards.

Personality

Rouxls is very opportunistic and egoistical, always striving to improve his own standing by becoming second in command to a powerful ruler. Despite this, he has no strong convictions and tends to show signs of hypocrisy in some cases to improve his image, displayed by his decision to change sides by being beaten in battle after being loyal to King in Chapter 1 or when he lies about his intention to get Lanino and Elnina back together. He claims to be the Duke of Puzzles, but is an incompetent puzzle maker—all of his puzzles are very simple block pushing challenges. The blocks he uses in puzzles reappear in his Chapter 2 battle and one appears as the Rouxls Block in Chapter 3. He also vandalizes clues on puzzles he did not create, in order to make them "harder".

Rouxls tends to irritate other characters, who describe him as weird and unbearable. He has a habit of inserting himself in other people's plans when he is unwelcome, and is described as someone who "will appear even if unhired". His accent and complicated wording also tend to be confusing and grating to others. Despite this, Rouxls is often able to convince some Darkners to aid him or fight for him, though they usually abandon him after growing tired of him.

Lancer considers Rouxls to be his "lesser dad". Rouxls is alternately irritated with and endeared by Lancer and his antics.

As shown by his short-lived relationship with Lanino and Elnina, Rouxls Kaard tends to treat his partners poorly, failing to understand their feelings, and egotistically assuming they think the best of him. Their relationship also shows that he is polyamorous and bisexual.

Speech pattern

Rouxls Kaard attempts to use Early Modern English speech patterns, presumably to appear educated, but it is highly inaccurate. Most commonly, Rouxls replaces most instances of "you" with "thou", but rarely conjugates the verb for agreement; for example, "Thou workest the job." Instead, Rouxls will randomly add "-est" and "-eth" suffixes that should appear with archaic conjugation to any word in a sentence. He furthermore attempts to use "thou" as a plural pronoun by adding -'re, when in Early Modern English it was for singular familiarity. He will also needlessly add silent "e's" to the end of random words, thus implying wrongly lengthened vowels, e.g. "LOOK. GUYSE. I'M LOSTE. I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE A SHOP." in The Legend of Tenna. Sometimes, he haphazardly capitalizes phrases for emphasis. When his pride is hurt, he doubles down by intensifying his misuse of Early Modern English to the point of incomprehensibility; when surprised or stressed, he tends to drop it altogether. Swatch insults Rouxls's pronunciation, stating "he stole [their] flower display for one of his 'boo-kettes'", implying a mispronunciation of the French-origin "bouquet". In Chapter 2, Rouxls briefly attempts to use a stereotypical pirate accent in combination with his Early Modern English, but is quickly asked to stop.

In the Japanese translation of Deltarune, Rouxls speaks in a mix of old Japanese, modern Japanese, and English loan words.

Main story

History

After King came into power by locking away the other three kings, all puzzle makers were fired. King then appointed Rouxls Kaard as the new and only Duke of Puzzles to replace the old puzzle makers. Some time before Kris and Susie enter the Card Kingdom, Rouxls vandalizes already existing puzzles in Field and Forest to make them more difficult. In doing so, he purposefully breaks rules of the puzzles, only to comment that "[he] makes [his] own Rules". He appeared to be one of the few Darkners who enjoyed King's rule, as he was placed into a position of power.

Chapter 1

Rouxls introduces himself to the party during their first encounter with him, as Rouxls Kaard plays

After the party reaches Card Castle's second floor, Rouxls traps them in a room with a puzzle, preventing them from leaving before the puzzle is solved. The party manages to solve his puzzle with a one-step solution, and he disappears, allowing the party to continue. However, he appears again on the fourth floor, under similar circumstances. He forces the party to solve his "ultimate puzzle", which simply adds another space to move the box. Upon completion, Rouxls claims that "wasn'tst REALLY [his] ultimate puzzle", and when asked to show the true ultimate puzzle, he quickly flees.

Eventually, the party reaches the fifth floor, where Rouxls's shop can be found. He claims to have set the shop up to garner funds for his schemes to defeat the heroes. After the party continues on towards King, Rouxls interrupts them, and enhances a C. Round with a Control Crown; turning it into a K. Round, which he then has the party fight. After the K. Round is defeated, Rouxls's alliance immediately shifts, as he tries to explain to the party that he was simply testing their abilities all along. After claiming that he no longer poses as an obstruction to the party, he goes away.

After King is overthrown, Rouxls can be found on Card Castle's roof, congratulating the party. He is positive that "History shall not forget - The tale of Rouxls Kaard, and the Three Heroes!" Upon mention of his loyalty against them, he attempts to sell out the heroes for their silence.

Chapter 2

When the party decides to leave Castle Town, Rouxls accompanies them in Kris's pocket, alongside Lancer.

As revealed by Swatch, Rouxls had tried to become "Butler Supremeth" of the Color Cafe, but was kicked out accordingly, leaving the Swatchlings to have to clean up the worms he left on the floor.

Rouxls Kaard threatening Kris and Ralsei from a boat, as Rouxls Kaard plays

Eventually, during Kris and Ralsei's ride through Queen's battery acid lake, Rouxls appears again, riding the rebuilt Thrash Machine the party designed and destroyed during Chapter 1, and challenges Kris and Ralsei to a game of houses. During the fight, he uses different attacks based on the parts the machine is composed of. The fight can be ended either when one player is no longer able to place houses, or when Rouxls's HP is depleted. The way the fight is ended has no long-term impact, though defeating him violently will change his dialogue immediately afterwards.

Whether the game was a win, loss, or draw, the outcome is the same: All of Rouxls's body except his head turns to stone, much like Lancer does earlier, as he falls off the Thrash Machine with a "GOD" "DAMMIT", his tumble causing the middle houses and the Thrash Machine to be flung away in the process. Returning to the Color Cafe and mentioning Rouxls again after this has Swatch commend the party for defeating him.

Right before the final showdown with Queen, Rouxls offers the Thrash Machine he rebuilt to aid the party to fight her in her own mech, using the head of the machine he uses during his encounter, which unlocks different ACTs for the battle.

If all Darkners from the Cyber World were recruited, he comes in at one point during the conversation between King and Queen and claims that the latter has a "nyew Man about Towne", to which the two show confusion. This prompts Rouxls to leave posthaste, after which King mentions about him being Lancer's "lesser father".

On the Weird Route, Rouxls has already turned completely into stone, blocking the entrance to the Color Cafe within Queen's Mansion. After Susie asks Ralsei why is there a statue of Rouxls there, Ralsei explains that Rouxls is not compatible with the Cyber World and notes that they should take him to Castle Town.

Chapter 3

Rouxls Kaard's shop in the Island Board

In the pre-show area, Rouxls yet again expresses his desire to work for someone, as he wants to become Tenna's second-in-command. In the Desert Board, he appears only if the party idles in front of the small pyramid before entering it, then backtracks in the following room to find him standing next to a third "smaller pyramid". After completing the board, Rouxls can be found doing makeup in the S-rank changing room with a Rabbick wishing for an autograph from him.

In the Island Board, he somehow accidentally starts a shop, where he sells a useless block for 1 POINT. Later in the board, Lanino (or Elnina, depending on the outcome of the earlier break-up) is revealed to be dating Rouxls, much to the shock of the other. Rouxls decides to date both Lanino and Elnina, commentating that he now has his own "battle throuple". This is short-lived, however, as both Elnina and Lanino dislike Rouxls. In the Green Room, Rouxls sits together with his new lovers on the right couch, unaware that the party had already done the Cooking Show physical challenge.

Rouxls Kaard confronts the party in the Cooking Show area, as Rouxls Kaard plays

In the Cooking Show area, Rouxls appears, alongside Elnina and Lanino, wearing a chef's hat. While he first states that he will not initiate a battle, he does soon after. At the start of his miniboss battle, he uses some rules cards to transform the Battle UI, restricting the player's options to ACTing and forcing the party to end the fight through pacifism. He then commands two Shadowguy duos to attack the party, which they do through cat-themed attacks. Lancer recruits both sets of Shadowguys, which Rouxls responds to by commanding Elnina and Lanino to attack. Due to their failure to correctly aim their attacks, Rouxls brings in a laser pointer to direct the duo's attacks. After Lancer helps convince them to leave Rouxls's side, the battle ends, the throuple breaks up, and Rouxls runs away with a snack bowl.

Chapter 4

Unlike previous Chapters, Rouxls Kaard does not appear in any new Dark World in Chapter 4. However, he can be found in both Queen's and Tenna's rooms in Castle Town, disguised as a lamp. He also presumably fights in the Party Dojo fight against Lanino and Elnina, as a lampshade heavily implied to be from Rouxls appears as a bounceable attack near the end of the challenge.

Creation and development

In the UNDERTALE 6th Anniversary stream, Toby Fox remarked that he thought everybody was going to hate Rouxls when he made him. This was in part due to Gigi D.G.'s negative reaction to Rouxls.

Toby had created a battle track named Epic Rouxls Battle, but scrapped as he realized Rouxls seemed like an enemy who could be defeated in one hit, and is "not very epic at all". As of Chapter 2, It's Pronounced "Rules" is instead a less intense battle theme for Rouxls.

In a Nintendo DREAM Q&A, Toby states that Rouxls constantly seeks to be second-in-command to be important, but does not want the responsibility of leadership.

Outside of Deltarune

In ISSUE 5 - Winter 2024 of the Newsletter, three random Valentine's Day cards were included in the email version of the Newsletter. Rouxls has a total of four different Valentines cards, with two being common, one is rare, and one is extremely rare.

The first is an extremely rare card, where Rouxls expresses interest in the other Valentines senders. The second is a common card, meant for Queen. However, he does not remember what she looks like, so he gives the card to anyone. The third is a common card puzzle, meant for the recipient. However, Rouxls dislikes how this puzzle is solved. The fourth is a rare card which compliments the third. Rouxls explains the proper solution to the puzzle.

Shop dialogue

Always

• Anything else? [Upon exiting a menu]

Buy

• What shalt thou buy? [While purchasing]
• Your funds are lacking. [Not enough D$ for purchase]
• Thou doth carry too much! [Full inventory]
• Perhaps another ware? [Refuse to buy]

Sell

• Showeth me your treasure! [While selling]
  • What ITEM shalt thou proffer? [Items]
  • What WEAPON shalt thou proffer? [Weapon]
  • What ARMOR shalt thou proffer? [Armors]
    • You have none! [Empty in Items/Weapons/Armors]
• I shall make use of this! [On sell]
  • Er, NO thank you. [Manual]
  • That seems to be all, no? [All Items/Weapons/Armors]
• What? [Refuse sell, sell empty slot, Jevilstail/Devilsknife]

Talk

• Ah, what is thine Intereste?

Before fighting K. Round

• Welcome to my shop, you ungrateful worms. [Upon entrance]

Buy

• Thanks, worm. [On purchase]

Talk

• [About yourself]
  • I amst the Duke of Puzzles, Rouxls Kaard.
  • My hobbies includest calligraphy, lawkeeping, bugkeeping, cages...
  • ... and long walks in the dungeon.
  • Artest thou one of my admirers, worm?
• [Why sell to us]
  • Hahaha!! So I might amasseth funds, Worms! An army of funds...
  • So that I may crushest thou like Fermented Grapes, into a most delicious and adult beverage -
  • Vengeance!! Ahahaha!!!
  • Oh, how I amuse myself!!!
• [The King]
  • Our Lorde King art a cruel and terrifying Monarcke!
  • However, he is also Brilliant, for he decidedesteth to appoinst ME, as Duke of Puzzles,
  • After pretty mucheth everyone else was firedst or placed inside a cage.
  • Truly, a benevolent ruler!
• [The King's Son]
  • His Son, on the other hand, is more troublesome than a fistful of fleas!
  • He alwayst asks me the Worste Queries,
  • And calleth me his "Lesser Dad."
  • Our relation is NONE, you little water-beetle! I placate you for your Father's sake!
  • I do not Wisheth to hear your MP3's! I would rather listen to the sweet song of Death!
  • ...
  • How is he, anyhow?

Exit

• See thou in the Dungeon, Worms!

After fighting K. Round

• Welcome, welcome, my Heroick Comrades! [Upon entrance]

Buy

• Thanks, hero! [On purchase]

Talk

• [About yourself]
  • I amst the Duke of Puzzles, Rouxls Kaard.
  • My hobbies includest calligraphy, lawkeeping, bugkeeping, cages...
  • ... and long walks in the dungeon.
  • By the way, no hard feelingst about earlier, right?
• [Why sell to us]
  • Haha, why of course I wouldst sell to my compatriarts, the Heroes Of Legend!
  • Earlier art but a Test of your Heroick Resolve!
  • Rouxls is ALWAYS on the winning side!! Thou can bet on that!!!
• [The King]
  • Yes, the King! A terrible Man! An awful Monarcke!
  • Never likedeth that Guye, really!
  • I just envisionethed, perhaps... If I acceptedst this High Ranking Positione...
  • I could assist to overthroweth him from the Inside!
  • ... What!? Cannot thou conceiveth of my plan?!?
• [The King's Son]
  • Perhaps my wording art a bit Harshe earlier... The King's offspring is a Darling!
  • A strange and irritating darling!
  • When his Father does not cook, his Son yells like a baby bird, until I feed him worms!
  • Is this what it means to be High Ranking!?

Exit

• Come by any time, my good Worms!

In battle

Chapter 2

Encounter on the acid lake, as It's Pronounced "Rules" plays

Attacks

Other than the box attack (which Rouxls can always use), his attacks depend on the parts that were used to make the Thrash Machine.

• Boxes appear from the top of the screen and fall down, lowering the bullet board once they hit the bottom.
• Lasers snake around the bullet board, like one of Werewerewire's attacks. [Laser head]
• The Thrash Machine moves into the bullet board shooting rockets in the air that fall down when the Thrash Machine moves back. [Tread shoe]
• The Thrash Machine very quickly charges across the bullet board then launches several wheels backward. [A.Whl shoe]
• The Thrash Machine swings its head repeatedly launching a boomeranging sword each time. [Sword head]
• The Thrash Machine shoots several sprays of flame (4 bullets each) onto the bullet board. [Flame head]
• The Thrash Machine walks forward and then backwards into the bullet board, shooting a star at each step. [Sneak shoe]
• The Thrash Machine launches a slow moving duck in a straight line into the bullet board. If it connects it deals 1 damage. [Duck head]
• The Thrash Machine charges across the bullet board. If the whole machine is a duck, this attack explodes for 1 damage if it touches the SOUL. Otherwise it continues moving for moderate damage. [Duck shoe]

Strategy

In this battle, there is a board of colored houses, where the party is red and Rouxls is blue. The party can take houses with the "Take House" ACTs, allowing turning a white house, that is adjacent (including diagonally) to an existing red house, red. Houses are taken one at a time, but there may be multiple houses taken in a turn. Rouxls takes houses on his turn with the same rules (except blue).

The following ACTs are available:

• Kris can "Take House", from 1 to 4, the first being free, while the others having an increasing TP cost depending on the number of houses (14% for 2, 24% for 3, 32% for 4), with the last two options also requiring Ralsei's turn.
• Ralsei's R-Action is replaced by "Distract", which makes Rouxls Kaard place one house less the next turn; however, it is guaranteed to fail if selected again right after it was used in the previous turn. After the act failed, it needs to be selected two times in a row again before it can fail.

The battle ends once either player tries to place a house but is unable to. This makes the fastest strategy to rush to the bottom right corner to block Rouxls off as soon as possible.

During the initial Queen's battery acid lake ride before this battle, it is possible to "graze" the little houses, turning them blue, each one adding 4.28% TP to the start of the fight (7 houses for 30% TP).

Quotes

Pre-battle

• Ge hahahaha... Thoust WORMS reallyst thoughtst...
• Thoust had seeneth the Lastest of Me???
• Chips Ahoyeth, Landlubbers!
• Arrrrrr-t thou ready-eth to visiteth Davith Jones' Lockre???
• [Ralsei] Could... Could you NOT speak with more than one accent?
• Yeahth, alright.
• [Ralsei] Oh, Mr. Rouxls! I just remembered! Lancer! He's not well!
• O dear. Didst thou, erm, tryeth Burpinge him???
• Perhapsth give him a sip of Medieval Ginger Ale??
• ... Waite! I hath NOT time to spare on such Frivolitese!
• I must Conquere this Islande and defeast Thou!
• Then, giftingeth her a succulent Island Presente,
• The Beautious Queene shall reward ME -
• By Makingeth Me Her Left-Hand-Man!!
• Hahaha!! Me!! The ULTIMATE Minion!!
• Now, beholdeth! The forme of thoun Destroyere!
• ... whatevereth this Thing is!
• [Ralsei] Th... This again!?
• Haha, squirming with Jealousy at my Battle Caravane!?
• 'Tis an Effigie of an Ancient God of Combate,
• I rescuedeth it from The King's Trash Heape,
• And fixedeth it up in this Worldes' Scrap Shoppe!!
• [If the Thrash Machine is not a duck]
  • [Ralsei] It's, um... It's actually a rejected, uh, design we made...
  • Ha ha, and Soone, THOU shalt tasteth Rejection --
  • Firsthandeth, in the form of varieth Bulletst!
• [If the Thrash Machine is a duck]
  • [Ralsei] Um... that's... just a duck.
  • ...
  • I knoweth what it art, Ruffiane!!
  • Go forth!! My Squeakie Duckie!!

Battle

• [First turn]
  • The Rouxls (pronounced Rules) art Simple!
  • Conquer Houses! Whoeverest has the most, Winst!
• O-oweth! The houses, thoust fool! THE HOUSES!!! [Second turn, player attacked instead of building a house]
• Soon, Victorie will be Mineth, and Queene will maketh me her Left Hande Man... [Second turn, otherwise]
• STOP HITTINGETH ME AND PLAYETH MY MINI-GAME, YOU ROGUES!!! [Third turn, player still did not build a house and attacked Rouxls]
• [Third turn, otherwise]
  • [Ralsei] Umm, Mr. Kaard? What happens if WE win?
  • ...
  • Uh oh
• STOP!!! STOP BUILDINGETH HOUSES!!! I HAVE TO WIN!!! [Fourth turn, player built a house]
• Fly, mine Duckie! Fly! [Using Thrash Foot, if the Thrash Machine is a duck, and Rouxls has nothing else to say]
• Go forth, my caravan! [Using Thrash Foot, if the Thrash Machine is not a duck, and Rouxls has nothing else to say]
• Solveth my puzzleth, yon Maties! [Using Puzzle Blocks, if he has nothing else to say]
• Thrashst off the Porthbow! [Using Thrash Head, if he has nothing else to say]
• [Minigame ended]
  • It seemseth the Game hath been Overed!
    • And lo! I haveth the moste Real Estate! [Party lost]
    • What!? Howst doth you have more Houstes?! [Party won]
    • I haveth noe idea who won or lost. [Draw]
      • CUT THE BATTLE!!!

Post-battle

• [Party won or tied]
  • [If the party built more houses]
    • Ah.... Ahh, ha ha ha...!
    • So thou hast triumphed...
  • [If the party built equally many houses]
    • Ah.... Ahh, ha ha ha...! So we hath an EQUAL number of houses! I suppose thou THINKETH, that MEANSETH... Thou have matched my Abilitiese!
    • [Ralsei] What abilities?
  • NOT!! You have only seen but One-Percentile of my Weapon's Abilities!! [If the machine is not a duck]
  • NOT!! That plump duck art not but The Appetizemente! [If the machine is a duck]
  • Watch!! Watch your growing and huge Destructione!!!
• [Party lost]
  • Finally, I've WON!! GEHAHAHAHA!!
  • How doth it feeleth, WORMS!?
  • To be bestedeth, by the Beste?
  • To be laid LOWE, by the Duke of Puzzles?!
  • Ahaha... HAHAHAHAHA!!!
  • [Ralsei] Er, um...
  • [Ralsei] So, um, what happens now?
  • What?
  • [Ralsei] Umm, you had more houses... so...
  • [Ralsei] What... does that even do?
  • Hahaha! Gladeth thou asked!
  • [Ralsei] You don't have any plan, do you.
  • SHUTTETH YON UPPETH!
  • And BEHOLD... My TRUETH POWER!!!
• [Defeated violently]
  • So thou hath beateneth The Crappeth out of Me.
  • I supposest that means thou thinkest thoust hath Won?
  • [Ralsei] Umm... morally, no. Physically... yes.
  • Well shivereth my timbereth, you little Bimbo!
  • For in a battle of TRUE Powere, Rouxls... shall RULE!
• [After any post battle dialogue]
  • Geh ha ha ha ha!!!
  • Beholde, Worms...!!
  • The REALE Power of Rouxls Kaard...!!!
  • GOD
  • DAMMIT

Flavor text

• Miniboss for hire. Will appear even if unhired. "I eventh do Partiese" [Check]
• Thrash Machine reluctantly fights you! [Encounter]
• You need more Residential/Commercial/Industrial Zones. [Neutral]
• Your city is lacking Parks/Public Transport/Crime. [Neutral]
• Smells like a model house set. [Neutral]
• The enemy's ship seems to have fallen in love with yours. [Thrash Machine is a duck]
• You can't help but notice the enemy's ship is very cool/elegant/lively/cute/hot/gun's. [Depending on Thrash Machine]
• Ralsei distracted! Rouxls will place one less house next turn. [Distract]
  • Ralsei distracted! But it failed. [Distracting twice in a row]
• [Take House/Take House 2/Take House 3/Take House 4]
  • Claim with [(CONFIRM)]!
  • Press arrows to move! [No tile selected]
  • You can take this tile! [Selected house can be taken]
  • Too far from own territory! [Selected house not adjacent to taken house]
  • Can't build on acid! [Acid tile selected]
  • Can't build on enemy territory! [Enemy house selected]
  • Swan is lacking structural support [Selecting own boat]
  • A familiar-looking machine. [Selecting Thrash Machine (not a duck)]
  • It seems to be in love with your swan. [Selecting Thrash Machine (is a duck)]
  • Thoust admireth moi...? [Selecting Rouxls Kaard]
    • Finished! [After taking a house]

Chapter 3

Rouxls attempts to guide Lanino and Elnina's attacks via a laser pointer

Attacks

Rouxls does not have any attacks of his own, instead relying on the attacks of the enemies he summons.

• First pair of Shadowguys:
  • Shoots biplanes that have banners reading "rouxlsrules" at the SOUL.
  • Shoots a helicopter across the top of the battle box that drops down parachuting rabbits.
• Second pair of Shadowguys:
  • Balls of yarn arc into the bullet board. The yarn is Puppet/Cat element.
• Elnina and Lanino:
  • A large amount of raindrops fall down from above the bullet board, along with some large moons that enter at an angle. After a short time, Rouxls commands the lovers' projectiles to go to the left, after which they will all spawn at and attack that side. Then, it switches to the right. After that, Rouxls brings out a laser pointer and the projectiles will instead follow the pointer instead of new projectiles spawning.
  • Only the laser pointer portion of the above attack.

Strategy

At the start of the battle, no options are available as all options are simply ACT.

When Lancer appears after 2 turns, there is a LANCER option that appears amidst the ACT options. This LANCER moves to the right and wraps around. If hit successfully, it speeds up for the rest of the turn. Selecting this option increases the amount of MERCY gained in that turn.

LANCERs Hit	MERCY gained
0	20%
1	35%
2	45%
3	60%

In addition to the LANCERs, if any party member has less than a third of their maximum HP, or the sum of the party's HP is less than half the sum of their max HP (245 if pacifist), a HEART option also appears. Selecting it heals the party, and speed up later turns in the same way as if a LANCER was chosen. However, the HEART option itself is not affected by the increased speed.

The fight advances once the mercy reaches 100%, and Rouxls summons a new pair of Shadowguys. After this point, there is a grid of ACT options instead of only one row, and ROUXLS options appear falling down from the top to the bottom. If the selector is ever on a ROUXLS, it is automatically selected without pressing Confirm. After 2 ROUXLS, a LANCER will spawn. If missed, this pattern repeats. The HEART still appears in addition to this pattern; if not collected, it immediately appears at the top again. Additionally, if Ralsei takes 2 hits, this phase is skipped entirely.

Once mercy reaches 100% again or two hits are taken, the fight advances and Lanino and Elnina are summoned. The options work the same way, but now there are 4 ROUXLS before a LANCER appears. The battle ends once their mercy reaches 100%.

If 33 seconds (1000 frames) pass in a turn, LANCER will be replaced by a "dog" button. Selecting it will cause all options get replaced with it. Selecting it again will cause the Annoying Dog (who is riding in a UFO) to drop down onto the screen. It tense jump outs and show a title card that says "Annoying Dog joins the battle!", stylized as a Super Smash Bros. reference.

• 
  Rouxls button
• 
  Lancer button
• 
  Heart button
• 
  Dog button

Quotes

Pre-battle

• Guyse?
• So it actually Doesn't Worke.
• We had a talk, and it doesn't Worke.
• Even IF I dateth them... I'm NOT?? 2nd in Commande???
• So. Headsts together.
• What art we going to Do about That.
• [Susie] If you fight us we'll kick your ass.
• Yes, haha. I Knowst. We shalth not fight.
• Unless we did... Nonviolentlye?
• [Ralsei] Please don't start a battle.
• Okaye,
• But what if... I Do

Battle

• [Intro]
  • I must defeast thou, so TV Guy recognizes my Glorye!
  • But feare not. The four of us needst not Attacke.
  • For what is a Showe... If thou dost not ACT?
• [First turn]
  • Yes, yes! Non-violense! Bigge 'ups', my friends.
  • Now for my ACT, I shalt hire people,
  • to shooteth you.
• [Second turn]
  • Hooh! Whate a battle, art I Righte?
  • [Susie] Hey, we're gonna get our asses kicked just dancing around!
  • [Ralsei] Th... there must be something we can do...!
  • [Lancer] Ho ho ho! A dance battle? Deal me in!
  • [Susie] Lancer! Hey!
  • [Ralsei] L-Lancer, help us! Rouxls used his Rules Card and...
  • [Lancer] I see, I see! Don't worry! I'm on the case!
• Lancer, don'st bother Lesser Daddy when he's harming your friends. [Third turn]
• Fretteth noth, my Recruitse. From nowst on, thine Salarye shall be Most Resplendent. [Upon first Lancer recruit attempt]
• You see-eth,I^[sic] hath secretly "Trading Cards" with TV GUY... One "Rules Card" for his "Debith Card". [Upon second Lancer recruit attempt]
• TV guy shall Learnst about his missing Debith Card when he looketh in his wallet. [Upon third Lancer recruit attempt]
• But as his 2nd in command, Surely Mr. TV shalt Approveth, and teacheth me the ways of his "PIN". [Upon fourth Lancer recruit attempt]
• [Party recruited Shadowguys]
  • It's fine...
  • Not only do I have more guys where that came from,
  • but I also have more cards!
• So yese. Thoun shalth not gettingeth Paid yet. [Upon fifth Lancer recruit attempt]
• No violense... Only Gun's. [Upon sixth Lancer recruit attempt; unused]
• Hope these Guyse have Gun's. I'm not Lookinge. [Upon sixth Lancer recruit attempt]
• [Player is hit by yarn twice]
  • [Ralsei] Kris, Susie, I'm sorry! I've become a big cuddly ball...!
  • ...
  • I don't thinketh, THIS is what I askedst for.
  • Likest, Yarne? You don't even havest Gun's?
  • Okaye. Okaye. I see. I see.
  • Your a little bit Fired, byst the way...
  • NEXTST!!!
  • Don't worry guys, I'll get a refund on that one.
  • You may hath gotten rid of my Goones.
• Okay, you may hath recruitedst away some of my Goones. [Party recruited all Shadowguys]
• But can thou defeast... The powere... of Love?
• Honeyes!!! Oh my Honeyes!!!!
• [Third turn]
  • I feelst it. Mm. We're strongere, We're growinge, As a Throuple.
  • Go left?
  • Go left?
  • GO RIGHT?
  • Okay. Guyse? Pauseth? Pauseth for a second?
  • So I haveth a Laser Pointere.
  • If you could juste... Followe that?
  • Everyone readye? Okaye go.
  • Just follow... follow...
  • Over here...
  • A little over there?
• Follow my laser pointer! [Unused]
• I'm so proude to be dating the Sun AND the Moon... What? You're not the Moon? You're a CLOUD? WHAT? [Fourth turn]
• Guyse, I've beenst Traininge thou with yon Pointere all day. Try a LITTLE harder? [Fifth turn]
• Beholde... Yon powere of LOVE! [Sixth turn]
• [Seventh turn]
  • [Ralsei] Look! Lanino and Elnina are...
  • Gehahah... Separate? US? No, I think: Freakinge Not.
  • I think thou Missedst thine Vitale Fact... Thereupon, the THREE OF US.
  • Art in a Teame Relationshipe.
  • Just liketh you Guyse.
  • [Susie] The hell are you talking about?
  • [Ralsei] L... like us!?
  • Wait, you guyse artn't a Thinge?
  • [Susie] No.
  • [Lanino] Umm, I...
  • Not nowe Honeye. I'm processinge thise.
  • [Lanino] Don't... don't call me honey anymore.
  • [Elnina] La... Lanino!?
  • [Lanino] I'm sorry, Elnina... I'm... I'm going to the other side..
  • [Elnina] I...
  • [Elnina] I'm going too!
  • [Elnina] I thought YOU were the one who liked Rouxls, so I...
  • [Elnina] I'm sorry, my sunshine!
  • [Lanino] I'm sorry, my dewdrop!
  • [Elnina] The weather should always...
  • [Lanino] stick together...
  • Ah... ha ha ha ha!
  • Just as planned. The two Loverse... are reunited.
  • I shall now... Taketh my leave...
  • [Lancer] Hey, Lesser Dad! Lesser Dad!
  • [Lancer] The guys with big guns want to know when they're gonna get paid!

Post-battle

• [Lanino] Oh my sweet cloud... I... I... after you!
• [Elnina] No, my sunny moon! I... I... You go first!
• [Lanino] I really didn't like that guy that much!
• [Elnina] He was hot but really weird!
• [Lanino] He moved the laser pointer too fast!
• [Normal]
  • [Elnina] From now on, the only third person for us...
  • [Lanino] Is... each other.
  • [Lanino] Kris! Thank you for reuniting us! We are... in your debt!
  • [Elnina] We're on your side now... weather you like it or not!
• [Found Starwalker]
  • [Lanino] From now on, the only lover I need...
  • [Lanino] Is... someone I can share the sky with.
  • [Starwalker] Star      walker
• Looke. I saidst what I cameth for.

Flavor text

• (With the effect of the RULES CARD, you can only ACT!) [Encounter/Neutral]
• Everyone acted out their performance! [Act]
• (Lancer used the LANCER Card! Now you can... LANCER?) [Lancer uses card]
• (Dodge ROUXLSes, select LANCERs!) [Neutral]
• [Lancer recruit attempt]
  • (Lancer recruits the enemies to your side!)
  • (But it wasn't too effective...) [If none of the Lancer icons are selected]
  • (It's working!) [If one or two Lancer icons are selected]
  • (It's highly effective!) [If three Lancer icons are selected]
• (The enemies joined you!) [Successful Lancer recruit]
• Ralsei's ACTs don't work because he's covered in yarn! [Unused]

Gallery

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  Face sprite (pirate outfit)
• 
  Rouxls whenever he appears via warping
• 
  Rouxls dressed up as a pirate in Chapter 2
• 
  Rouxls wearing a chef hat in Chapter 3
• 
  Rouxls's pixelated avatar in The Legend of Tenna
• 
  Rouxls posing as a lamp in Chapter 4
• 
  Rouxls drawing out his blade at the start of his Chapter 2 fight
• 
  Rouxls petrified in Chapter 2's Weird Route
• 
  Rouxls crying
• 
  Rouxls Kaard hugging Lanino and Elnina
• 
  Rouxls using his rules cards in his Chapter 3 fight
• 
  Rouxls dancing in his Chapter 3 fight
• 
  Rouxls using a laser pointer in his Chapter 3 fight
• 
  Rouxls bowing down at the end of his Chapter 3 fight
• 
  Rouxls LINE sticker

Trivia

• Rouxls's name and motif are plays on "rules card", the card printed with instructions that often comes with playing card decks. This card has no purpose in games and is often discarded from decks.
• Rouxls Kaard is the only Darkner with a full-size dialogue portrait not to have a unique voicebyte.
  • There are unused voicebytes in the game files named snd_txtrx1 through snd_txtrx3 that, based on their filename, could have been planned to be used for Rouxls's dialogue.
• Rouxls's line "Lost...? Frightened...? Confused...? GOOD!! HA HA HA!!!" is likely a reference to a line from the educational game I.M. Meen.
  • Rouxls refers to the party as "worms", similar to how I. M. Meen often refers to the protagonist as "bookworm".
• Rouxls's line "Chips Ahoyeth, landlubbers!" is almost certainly a reference to Chips Ahoy!, a well-known brand of cookies, which is, in turn, a play on the words "Ships ahoy", a nautical expression. There is a chance it is also a reference to computer chips, since the Chapter's Dark World is based on technology.
• Despite having an eyepatch as part of his pirate outfit, it does not appear on his dialogue portrait. This may be an oversight.
• During his Chapter 3 battle, Rouxls appears to be wearing the eyepatch from his pirate outfit when facing the side. This appears to be an oversight due to parts of his pirate sprite being reused for his chef outfit.
• In the fight with the Thrash Machine, a small text box next to Rouxls with the text "HEY" appears in time with the end of the song. This only happens during Kris and Ralsei's turns.
• Given the Chapter's digital theming, Rouxls Kaard posing as a pirate in Chapter 2 may be a reference to internet piracy, the crime of acquiring paid software or files free of charge.
• Before Chapter 3 was released, some snippets of localization dialogue for Rouxls Kaard about the Cooking Show were showcased in the Summer 2024 Undertale/Deltarune Newsletter.
• In the Island Board, a photo can be taken of him with the camera. Doing so decreases the player's POINTs by 1.

Rouxls dancing without his chef hat

• Prior to being properly shown for his Chapter 3 boss fight, Rouxls's dance animation was first featured as part of the Undertale + Deltarune collaboration DLC pack for the rhythm game Groove Coaster: Wai Wai Party!!!!.
  • Rouxls's dance animation may be a reference to the popular game Lethal Company, being similar to the dance that can be performed during gameplay. The other characters in the fight also dance in ways which reference other media.
• Rouxls's rules card functions the same as the card Tenna uses during his The Legend of Tenna encounters, disabling all actions aside from ACTing. The reason for this is explained in dialogue during the battle with Rouxls in Chapter 3, as Rouxls states that he has secretly "traded" Tenna's debit card for a rules card, hoping Tenna would allow him to use it.
  • A line of dialogue in Tenna's encounters also has him acknowledge the disappearance of said debit card.

Version history

Game edition	Version tag	Changes
Chapter 1&2 Demo	v1.08	Defeating Rouxls violently in Queen's Mansion originally had no impact on the dialogue afterwards. This was later updated in following versions of the game.